Nation's River Bass Tournament Set for Friday, June 3
What:
On Friday, June 3, 2011, Living Classrooms of the National Capital
Region, in partnership with the FLW Outdoors, Walmart, Pepco, US Fish
and Wildlife Service and the Department of the Interior's Office of
Youth and the First Lady's Let's Move!Outside initiative is bringing 300
underserved local students by the busloads to fish at National Harbor
for the third annual Nation's River Bass Tournament. For the first time,
each student attending will receive a rod and reel donated by Walmart
so they can continue exploring their local environment even after the
conclusion of the event. The donation will hope to inspire them to
recreate by fishing on their own after the bass tournament and is one of
the First Lady's objectives to fight childhood obesity and connect
youth to their natural resources.
This unique and lively competition will host urban students, federal natural resource agencies, corporate sponsors, and a dozen other public and private organizations to partner with bass anglers for a morning of fishing and appreciating the resources of the Potomac River. Primary goals of the event are to teach them more about sustainable catch, conservation, and safe boating. The Nation's River Bass Tournament offers students an opportunity to fish (most of the students for the first time) with volunteer bass anglers and employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Held in conjunction with the Walmart FLW Tour on the Potomac River presented by National Guard, participants and fans can enjoy numerous activities on Friday at National Harbor including a Ranger boat simulator, rock climbing wall and other interactive games. Fans can also attend the FLW Outdoors Expo on Saturday and Sunday from noon - 4 p.m. at National Harbor. The Expo includes the boat simulators, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors. The weigh-ins for the Tour will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and are free to the public.
When: Friday, June 3, 2011
7:00am - 12:00pm
Where: The West and East Pier at National Harbor, National Harbor, Maryland
Who: Over 300 DC, Maryland, and Virginia students, Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Interior, Pepco, Walmart, FLW Outdoors, National Harbor, and more than a dozen other public and private partner organizations.
Background:
Living Classrooms recently completed a hands-on learning course with a Shad Restoration Program working with 4,000 students from 50+ schools in the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Living Classrooms has been working to restore the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers for the last seven years. For more information, please visit www.livingclassroomsdc.org.
This unique and lively competition will host urban students, federal natural resource agencies, corporate sponsors, and a dozen other public and private organizations to partner with bass anglers for a morning of fishing and appreciating the resources of the Potomac River. Primary goals of the event are to teach them more about sustainable catch, conservation, and safe boating. The Nation's River Bass Tournament offers students an opportunity to fish (most of the students for the first time) with volunteer bass anglers and employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Held in conjunction with the Walmart FLW Tour on the Potomac River presented by National Guard, participants and fans can enjoy numerous activities on Friday at National Harbor including a Ranger boat simulator, rock climbing wall and other interactive games. Fans can also attend the FLW Outdoors Expo on Saturday and Sunday from noon - 4 p.m. at National Harbor. The Expo includes the boat simulators, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors. The weigh-ins for the Tour will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and are free to the public.
When: Friday, June 3, 2011
7:00am - 12:00pm
Where: The West and East Pier at National Harbor, National Harbor, Maryland
Who: Over 300 DC, Maryland, and Virginia students, Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Interior, Pepco, Walmart, FLW Outdoors, National Harbor, and more than a dozen other public and private partner organizations.
Background:
Living Classrooms recently completed a hands-on learning course with a Shad Restoration Program working with 4,000 students from 50+ schools in the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Living Classrooms has been working to restore the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers for the last seven years. For more information, please visit www.livingclassroomsdc.org.











